Towards the end of Lanterns’ fifth episode, I had to double-check with myself that this wasn’t the finale of the first season. It probably easily could have been, but nope, we have three more episodes to go. But until then, we got a very action-heavy episode that wrapped up quite a lot of plot points in the 2016 plotline. So was it all action and … Continue reading Lanterns ‘Lights Out’ Spoiler Review – ScreenHub Entertainment
“Was that a joke?” That’s a line that both Hal Jordan and I had at the same time, as episode four brought in some unexpected humour at the mid-season point of Lanterns. After a flashback-focused episode last week, this week’s episode brings things back to the 2016 timeline of events and gets Hal and John working together for the first time since the premiere. Does … Continue reading Lanterns Episode 4: ‘The Weenie’ Spoiler Review – ScreenHub Entertainment
Last week, I highlighted how it was interesting and unexpected that Lanterns elected to separate both Hal Jordan and John Stewart so early on in the season. Episode three must’ve anticipated this reaction and said, “hold my beer”, giving us a flashback-heavy episode that provides us with a lot of backstory for John. Told non-linearly over multiple different periods in time, we got some much-needed … Continue reading Lanterns Episode 3: ‘OutKast’ Spoiler Review – ScreenHub Entertainment
Lanterns returns this week with its sophomore episode, which, interestingly enough, separates its two leads for the majority of the episode while introducing new elements of the greater mystery. It was a touch more cosmic and sci-fi than its grounded opener, but still focused on the 2016 mystery timeline. Let’s see how we fared this week. One of the big things this week is that … Continue reading ‘Lanterns’ Episode 2 ‘Trust Fall’ Spoiler Review – ScreenHub Entertainment
I’ll be honest, I wasn’t terribly excited for Lanterns, the latest entry in James Gunn and Peter Safran’s DCU and the current show on HBO Sundays. The main reason is the trailers didn’t really hook me, despite the initial pitch for the show definitely catching my interest. Space cops meets True Detective? So now that the show has launched, were my fears warranted or is … Continue reading ‘Lanterns’ Season Premiere Spoiler Review – ScreenHub Entertainment
